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Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’

The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startling

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Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book

The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog

The Guardian - UK

The real casualty of Prince Andrew’s Christmas woes and a festive treat from Abba

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Bleak House by Charles Dickens audiobook review – Sam Mendes’s all-star adaptation

Ambika Mod, Thandiwe Newton and Mackenzie Crook are among the lineup in this cinematic telling of Dickens’s classic

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo; How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K Dick; The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell; Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

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One Hundred Years of Solitude: Colombians celebrate Netflix TV series of the country’s ’national poem’

Considered impossible to film – by even Gabriel García Márquez himself – the series brings the mythical Macondo to life

The Guardian - US

The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg review – the dark side of Christmas

From the devilish Krampus legend to a spot of disembowelment, the author takes us on a scary romp through Europe’s most disturbing festive folklore

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Crikey’s editor says farewell, shares some gossip, and argues why independent media has never been more important

On her last day at the publication, Crikey’s editor Gina Rushton reflects on her years working at Australia’s most surprising, informative, challenging, gossipy and ridiculous outlet.

Crikey

Preview Grant Morrison and Matt Fraction's one-page horror stories from Ice Cream Man #43

Morrison will write not one but TWO stories for the issue

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Five Financial Goals To Boost Your Wealth In 2025

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The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink review – love and loss in Berlin

A widower sets out to understand his wife’s death in this tale of memory, trauma and German reunification, from the author of The Reader

The Guardian - UK

6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday

Science fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing. International awards, TV deals, new publishing imprints, a growing fanbase and academic studies are adding to the interest.

The Conversation

Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning

A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list

Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first week

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John Marsden was a literary giant who changed lives. He was also a wonderful friend

In his writing, the author’s deep respect for young people was obvious. In his life, his love for and commitment to others was just as extraordinary

The Guardian - UK

Topsy and Tim creator Jean Adamson dies aged 96

The writer and illustrator behind more than 150 beloved children’s books sold over 25m copies worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Mick Felton obituary

Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors

Evening Standard

Tiddler illustrator Axel Scheffler considering 'slowing down' as he praises 'masterpiece' new BBC animation

EXCLUSIVE His illustrations have earned him a legion of fans around the world, but the 67-year-old award-winning artist says he feels like his age is ‘creeping up on me’

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Officer to be prosecuted for offence linked to Troubles memorial during pandemic

The officer is alleged to have been involved in the generation of a false threat report that was intended to support a court anonymity application.

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Claire Keegan

Shortlisted for the Booker, passed among families and picked up by Cillian Murphy for the big screen, the Irish writer’s razor-sharp fiction leaves you wanting more

The Walrus

Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too?

In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age

The Independent UK

This lesser known 1848 Dovstoesky novella is suddenly going viral on TikTok – and it’s just £3

Forget fantasy books, White Nights is the unlikely title to be praised on the app

The Guardian - UK

Blythe Spirit: The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe by Ian Collins review – village voice

A biography of the bard of rural England reveals an unexpectedly adventurous sex life

The Independent UK

Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96

Adamson‘s Topsy and Tim series has spawned more than 150 books since 1960

Evening Standard

Children’s author Jean Adamson, known for Topsy And Tim books, dies aged 96

The series spawned more than 150 books and was adapted for TV

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